STATE v. HOLMES

No. 84 KA 0360.

462 So.2d 286 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Paul HOLMES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Granted April 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zach Butterworth, Asst. Dist. Atty., St. Francisville, for plaintiff.

Jesse L. Means, Jr., Robert O. Butler, Jr., St. Francisville, for defendant.

Before GROVER L. COVINGTON, C.J., and LOTTINGER and JOHN S. COVINGTON, JJ.


JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge Pro Tem.:

The defendant, Paul Holmes, was charged by bill of information with aggravated battery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:34. He filed a motion to quash the information on the grounds of double jeopardy, arguing that his previous guilty plea to a charge of simple arson was based on the same offense and precluded prosecution on the aggravated battery charge. The motion was denied, and after a jury...

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